Contributor Ariel Klinghoffer

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Festivals

You Won’t Be Alone – first-look review

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Goran Stolesvski weaves a strange and sumptuous tale of womanhood against the backdrop of ancient Macedonia.
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Festivals

Living – first-look review

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Oliver Hermanus presents an understated reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, written by Kazuo Ishiguro.
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Review

Playlist

by Ariel Klinghoffer

French graphic novel artist Nine Antico directs this uneven character study of a young woman looking for love.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Ninjababy

by Ariel Klinghoffer

An amateur cartoonist meets her unborn child in Norwegian writer/director Yngvild Sve Flikke’s irreverent comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Bye Bye Morons

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Despite Virginie Efira’s best efforts, this inane comedy from director Albert Dupontel is destined to be forgotten.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Killing of Two Lovers

by Ariel Klinghoffer

A man fights to save his marriage in this heart-wrenching drama from writer/director Robert Machoian.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Queer Cinema

The radical queer politics and bittersweet legacy of Tomboy

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Céline Sciamma’s LGBTQ+ themed second feature found itself at the centre of a political storm in France.
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Review

Cocoon

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Leonie Krippendorf’s queer teen romance is a sun-kissed story of growth and metamorphosis.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Summerland

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Gemma Arterton plays a reclusive writer who rediscovers her romantic side in Jessica Swale’s tender wartime drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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